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The Absolute Basics You Need To Start Your Freelance English Teaching Business

In today’s podcast episode I’ll be working to answer the question: What do I really need to do in order to get my freelance ESL teaching business started?

In this Episode:

The basic legal questions you should be asking/investigating.

You should know who you want to serve – in other words identify who your ideal student is.

Use your personal network to see if you can make your first connection with those ideal students.

Have simple marketing material ready.

Have simple systems in place – we’ll explore: Attendance sheets as well as fee and cancellation policies.

Get your materials out to your ideal students as quickly as you can – begin working with your friends/family/neighbours who know or who are somehow connected to your ideal students – ask them if they will help you distribute your marketing material.

Today’s Sponsor:

Stop competing for new students based on you having the lowest price – don’t you get tired of working incredibly hard for your students only to be paid peanuts?

You’ll define your unique value as a teacher – which will help you charge a fair, higher fee because you’ll figure out how to stand apart from the rest!

You’ll be able to define your ideal client, and you’ll also learn why you should STOP trying to work with EVERYONE who wants your services – and the one exception to that rule! (What!? You mean I SHOULDN’T work with everyone? Seriously? Yep! And I’ll tell you why in the book. 🙂

You’ll work through a process for sales that will help you serve prospects and help them become your clients – not push them! (Don’t you hate pushy sales people?) You shouldn’t and don’t have to be one when you sell and promote your services as a Freelance ESL teacher. This book will show you how.

You’ll also get a simple to implement strategy to help you get your first student! (Or 50th!)